All things being equal the new website will go live next week… some unexpected technical tweaking has been required to ensure that access to books via my various categories remains easy. And no doubt the RSS WILL be available so I look forward to a list of new titles being available, updated on a weekly basis.
I have been busily manually checking my bookshelves against my database… a few amendments made and some gems added to my stock that I had forgotten I had – especially in the big game category. It was a joy to handle and admire some of the artwork and binding that went into creating books in the past that are now historic documents – it took slightly longer than intended, but why would I deal in books if I didn’t occasionally still take time out to enjoy them?
I have also just printed my first traditional booksellers catalogue for some time of my hunting books – horse and hounds, racing, coursing, stag hunting and even otter hunting. If you would like a copy – or you would like to be added to my mailing list for other categories please call me on 01931 716746 or mail me via my website .
Posts Tagged ‘book catalogues’
Computing, Books and things…
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Shooting Times article and other bookish things
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010I’m not entirely sure where the time flies… but it certainly does, what with snow, Christmas, chest infections and post strikes!
I am doing my best to keep up with the demands made by the World Wide Web on this Antiquarian Book Seller. I have a web site, with e-commerce, which means I need to have any number of different ways for people to pay, which means any number of people take a slice. And instead of working within a gentlemanly club (with the occasional rogue) of other dealers in books, with an equal passion for beautiful books about country pursuits I am trying to carve a living in competition with the likes of Amazon… Sometimes I wish I were a pensioner by occupation rather than just age…
The time spent managing modern book selling is eating into the time required to prepare my good old fashioned catalogues… but I do have another one at the printers!
In spite of the modern pressures I can still ensure top quality books are being produced, and The Shooting Times have written an article about my recent Crealock volume – for which, I am delighted to report there is still a discerning customer or two…
Shooting Times article about David Grayling's publication of Crealock's Stalking Sketches
